Schroedingers Cat

South East England

http://www.boredwithchurch.info

25+ years in software development.

6 years on an HCI PhD.

20+ years married.

19 years a parent.

I can cope with anything.

Check out my short story

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Is leg jiggling a focus aid?

performance motor concentration asked Feb 2, 2012 at 14:49

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34 votes

What was this story, and why did they have heart plugs?

story-identification movie asked Jan 15, 2012 at 20:58

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20 votes

Is this hard to read?

color legibility color-scheme asked Dec 19, 2011 at 14:18

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19 votes

Credit Card input format

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16 votes

The use of tabs

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14 votes

Running on autopilot

consciousness automaticity procedural-memory unconscious asked Mar 4, 2012 at 11:05

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10 votes

In the TV series, why is Merlin referred to as a warlock, not a wizard?

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10 votes

What's up with Horeselover Fat and Philip K. Dick towards the end of "VALIS"?

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10 votes

Can Eureka and Warehouse 13 exist in the same universe?

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8 votes

Why does no-one notice the large population of Fae in Lost Girl?

lost-girl asked Nov 6, 2011 at 15:23

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You quench your thirst. What do you do with your hunger?

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How fast would the ship have to have flown in Flight of the Navigator?

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